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Dickens considered Great Expectations one of his "little pieces," and indeed, it is slim compared to such weighty novels as David Copperfield or Nicholas Nickleby. But what this cautionary tale of a young man raised high above his station by a mysterious benefactor lacks in length, it more than makes up for in its remarkable characters and compelling story. The novel begins with young orphaned Philip Pirrip--Pip--running afoul of an escaped convict in a cemetery. This terrifying personage bullies Pip into stealing food and a file for him, threatening that if he tells a soul "your heart and your liver shall be tore out, roasted and ate." The boy does as he's asked, but the convict is captured anyway, and transported to the penal colonies in Australia. Having started his novel in a cemetery, Dickens then ups the stakes and introduces his hero into the decaying household of Miss Havisham, a wealthy, half-mad woman who was jilted on her wedding day many years before and has never recovered. Pip is brought there to play with Miss Havisham's ward, Estella, a little girl who delights in tormenting Pip about his rough hands and future as a blacksmith's apprentice. I had never thought of being ashamed of my hands before; but I began to consider them a very indifferent pair. Her contempt for me was so strong, that it became infectious, and I caught it. It is an infection that Pip never quite recovers from; as he spends more time classics,coming of age,contemporary,genre fiction,literary,literature and fiction,teen and young adult,oscar nominated,6 - 8 years,9 - 12 years Teen & Young Adult, Barnes & Noble Inc

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"Great Expectations" follows the life of the orphan, Pip. We first meet him as a tiny, terrified child in a village churchyard. Years later, through the help of an anonymous benefactor, Pip will travel to London, full of expectations to become a gentleman. But his life is already inextricably tangled in a mystery that surrounds a beautiful woman, an embittered recluse, and an ambitious lawyer. This beautiful, leatherbound edition of a classic is sure to make a welcome addition to any home library. Fiction > Classic fiction Charles Dickens|Leather / fine binding|Barnes & Noble Inc|07/10/2012, Barnes & Noble Inc

Leather / fine binding, [PU: Barnes & Noble Inc], Follows the life of the orphan, Pip. In this title, we meet him as a tiny, terrified child in a village churchyard. Years later, through the help of a benefactor, Pip will travel to London, full of expectations to become a gentleman. But his life is already tangled in a mystery that surrounds a woman, a recluse, and an ambitious lawyer., Classics